Xiao Mei shouted, her fighting spirit undiminished, "Use Will-O-Wisp!" Several eerie flames surrounded Kyurem, inflicting a burn! That was what made this move so annoying-it reduced attack power, right? But Kyurem, still locked into Outrage, launched its second turn of the move anyway. One hit left Chandelure badly injured, its chandelier tilted to one side.
"Chandelure, keep going! Get back up!" At Xiao Mei's urging, Chandelure stubbornly rose again. Meanwhile, Kyurem became confused and actually attacked itself with Glaciate.
Of course, Xiao Mei wasn't about to let that chance slip away. She ordered Chandelure to use Inferno, and just like that, Kyurem went down! I sent out Swampert next. "Let's play it safe. Use Muddy Water!"
Xiao Mei shouted, "I'm going to win! Chandelure, pour your life into Overheat!" Refusing to back down, Chandelure unleashed one final Overheat. An enormous mass of flames engulfed Swampert, while Muddy Water knocked Chandelure askew.
Swampert dropped to one knee, then collapsed! But Chandelure had fallen a second earlier! In the end, I narrowly defeated Xiao Mei! The screen displayed my victory. That had been far too close!
I advanced to the top ten and could finally go find Meimo. After the match, I met Xiao Mei, and she rushed toward me with a tearful face. I still let her hug me, letting her tears fall onto my clothes. "Just for a little while!" I told her.
Xiao Mei smiled through her tears. "That's fine. Just a little while is enough. I really wish time could stop right here."
I smiled gently. "Unfortunately, time never stops for anyone." Then I gently pushed her away.
The next round was the top ten. One eagerly awaited matchup was Ash versus Alain, while my opponent was... Why was he here? Kaiji, the Ice-type member of the Kalos